Emily Harrington

Emily Harrington is an American professional climber and mountaineer from Boulder, known for competition success early in her career and for transitioning that precision to big‑wall and alpine objectives; her verified record includes multiple national titles and notable first female free ascents. The four films here sample expedition work, large‑scale sport limestone, and big‑wall free climbing, each emphasizing technique, pacing and partnership.

The North Face Presents: Earthside follows Harrington and teammates on a Baffin Island expedition that mixes big alpine faces with first ski descents; the film presents expedition logistics, high‑commitment alpine movement and the collaborative decision‑making required far from support infrastructure. In La Sombra del Chamán | The North Face, Harrington and Matt Segal attempt a long limestone sport line at El Salto, Mexico; the piece focuses on route reading, pacing and the rhythm of linking many steep, pocketed pitches in a single day.

Her El Capitan free ascent is presented in Emily Harrington Free Climbs El Capitan's ‘Golden Gate', which emphasizes the mechanics of moving sustained 5.13 terrain on a big wall—how rests, gear management and sequencing combine over continuous exposed climbing. A short alpine vignette, Alex Honnold Free Climbing 'Solar Flare' with Emily Harrington, shows two experienced climbers negotiating sustained 5.12–grade terrain in the High Sierra, useful for observing movement style and partner management on alpine face climbing. Across these films you’ll see the technical translation from competition precision to endurance on long, serious rock and the collaborative habits that make hard multi‑pitch efforts possible.